Chapter 53.1

Chapter 53: That time when I met with a spirit-san and monster-san

TL: kizen

ED: Filip

Please make sure no one gets injured today as well . Also, to those who raised their hands earlier, please stay behind for a bit because Ill be teaching you the way to make the fire signal

Maou-sama~ . Can we tell you something~?

Nn? What is it?

I crouched to look them in the eye as I listened .

We have decided on the doggies names

Oh, thats great . You made sure to properly discuss it with everyone right?

Yup! The grown-ups told us that the two doggies were girls so were going to give them names for girls

How clever of you~ . So, what name are you going to give them?

Tanya and Sonia desu

Russian names, huh . Moreover, arent those two names incredibly popular?1 What? Should I make Yakisoba bread? Should I also make a red suzuran-shaped goblet? I wonder if I should change Wulfs name to something Russian . 2

Those are lovely names, arent they?

Un!

Then, so that everyone will get along, you should introduce them to the adult humans later okay?

Yes~ . Were going to go and play today as well okay~?

Just be careful Tanya, Sonya, Ill leave the kids to you

Waon!Wafun

Together with that cry, they started running around the vicinity of the bay together with the kids .

Well then, Wulf, I guess youre coming with me

After I said that, he stood from a sitting position and followed me . Hes incredibly clever, isnt he?

The signal that Im talking about is simple . If you burn the leaves of live trees, white smoke comes out . In order to make it burn efficiently, you should first create a base by using three long branches and forming it into a small tent . Next, you create a platform by the center using smaller branches then you stack up wood and leaves on it with the dried ones at the bottom and the ones from live trees up top . You can just wrap larger leaves around it to protect it from the rain . After setting the dried leaves at the bottom on fire, since theyre that close to the source, the strong heat will naturally set the live leaves on top on fire . I will demonstrate it to your right now so please try to remember the process3

After saying that, I began collecting some driftwood and palm leaves lying around on the beach as well as some branches with leaves from shrubs growing near the coast in order to make the fire signal . Once I was done, I produced a small Fire on my fingertip then lit it up . The fire gradually spread and caused a cloud of thick white smoke to come out from the top .

Please increase the number of live leaves if you arent getting enough smoke . Dont add any more dried leaves since it would end up being just a regular fire instead of a signal fire

Understood

Im sure youre going to have a lot of free time from now on so youll have to fight against boredom but please stay vigilant . Well then, Ill leave it to you guys to look out for the cargo ship

With that finished, I returned to my exploration .

Today, instead of going back to the Demon Lords castle site, I decided to explore the coastline . As we walked along the coastline, I tried talking with Wulf .

Hey Wulf, do you want a similar sounding name to Tanya and Sonya?

Ku~n

Is Wulf better?

Waon!

I see, I see . Then, Ill continue calling you Wulf

As I said that, he started rubbing his body against my leg so I patted his head . Hes really cute, isnt he?

After walking for a while, I discovered an unknown variety of palm trees that have fruits . I just found natures sports drink .

I can come here to pick some if someone catches a cold I guess . I can even try making sugar by boiling the sap or use the leaves to make a Ryuuka-style saltpan prototype . 4

Two hours after discovering the palm trees, I decided to take a break and started staring at the horizon from the waters edge where nothing thats particularly interesting was happening .

Hmm, it doesnt seem like any large sized ship will be able to dock here . If were going to build a harbor, we can only do it by the concave bay area I guess

While I was murmuring that to myself, I found a palm tree with plenty of fruits growing on it so I decided to grab one . I used a nata to cut the top, drink half of its contents then gave the rest to Wulf as I nibbled on an unripe banana that I got from a tree that was also growing in that area . 5

There doesnt seem to be anything that can be used to float around here . Well, I guess I did find somewhere to harvest coconut milk and coconut oil from but those are different kinds of materials . I wonder if I would find some if I continue searching

While I was thinking about that, I felt like I heard someone calling me out from a distance . I tried looking around but I couldnt find anyone .

Oi!

It doesnt seem like I was just imagining it . I noticed that a certain tree at a distance that was shaking unnaturally . Well, it was actually waving at me . Because of that, I decided to jog towards that tree to have a look .

Heyyo . Nice to meet you . It sure has been a while since the last time Ive talked

Once I got there, a sexy daikon6 I mean, a sexy tree started talking to me . There was a cloth thats covering her waist area but that just makes her look even lewder .

Ah, nice to meet you . I see that you speak the continents common language

Of course, I have family in the areas that use that language after all . Plus, its a language you can use to communicate with humans and demonkin you know?

It seems like Ive come across a slightly pretentious tree .

Ah, sorry for not introducing myself . Im Palma

Im called Caam

You Youre a new Demon Lord that was sent here right?

Well I guess

What a relief~ . It seems like this times Demon Lord is nice . The last one was terrible so I didnt talk to him at all

Haa

You were even nice to the humans so I thought that it would be fine to talk if it was with you

Haa Uhm, what is it exactly that you want to say?

It looked interesting so let me join your group as well

I dont mean to be blunt but how exactly will you do that? It doesnt look like you can move from there at all

Hmm, I want you to to take the fruit thats coming out of that tiny sprout over there and plant it somewhere close to Caam-kun . If you do that, Ill be able to give you all kinds of advice regarding the soil and trees

You mean this?

While saying that, I pointed at the 20 cm tall sprout thats lifting up a coconut .

Thats right . Try walking away for a bit

I heard a bossy reply coming from the sprout .

This is what I meant when I said family . So? What do you think? Amazing, right?

Well, Ive already met with another dryad called Birke back in my village . She was teaching magic there though

You know Birke? That makes things easier . You can find that girl in different places even though she cant move right?

Yeah . She would pop out of a potted plant in random places and just start talking all of a sudden

Its the same for me . However, in my case, I use this fruit and that tree . I have the entire island covered you know? As for Birke, she needs to cut a part of her branches then plant it somewhere in order to move around

Its the first time Ive heard of that . Does that mean she increases her numbers through cutting?

If one has a lot of mana, its possible to do parallel thought processing so youll be able to move in two places at the same time . Look

After saying that, I looked at the sexy tree back in the distance who then shouted, Oi~!

See?

yes

Thats why you should let me join in on your group . Pretty please~7

It wont have any effect if you say that while youre in that body

Then go back to my main body and Im sure youll get enticed!

No thanks . I already have wives and children

While we were having that exchange, I was walking back with her fruit body in hand when she suddenly asked me to stop .

What is it?

You can see that conspicuous red flower thats inside the forest from here, right?

Is she talking about that one that looks like a hibiscus plant?

Ah, yes . I see it

Haa So is that your friend?

Thats right . Thats why I want to go over there so I can talk to her

Yeah yeah

With that said, we took a slight detour through the forest and when we reached the flower, a girls upper body appeared from the center of the petals and started talking .

Well well, if it isnt Palma . What are you doing with this guy over here?

Hes the new Demon Lord who came to this island .

Oh my, they sent out a normal one this time, didnt they?

hello

You see, Im currently under this childs care

Why? It doesnt seem like it would lead to anything worthwhile

Hes a nice Demonkin you know? I can tell since Ive been observing him from a distance . Does Fleur want to come too?

Hmm

While she was thinking, Wulf approached her, sniffed around and started marking her .

Kya~! What are you doing you wolf! Get away from me!8

Ah, I guess Im the only one who thinks theyre dogs

Uhm, are you coming with us?

Take responsibility!

Ah, yes . I apologize for what Wulf has done . What should I do here?

Lets see This child is still young so dig the surrounding soil while making sure the roots dont get damaged then quickly move her somewhere with well-draining soil . Ill just warn you ahead of time that this child may start to weaken after you take her out so just make sure you treat her gently okay?

Okay

With that, the number of plants I have to carry has increased by two . One is a spirit and the other a Demonkin .